Neville Goddard on Genesis 23:13-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 23 in context

Scripture Focus

13And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

14And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,

15My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

16And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.

Genesis 23:13-16

Biblical Context

Abraham negotiates with Ephron to buy a field, paying four hundred shekels of silver to bury his dead, anchoring life in a concrete piece of land.

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 23:13-16 becomes a map of inner wealth. The field is not a purse of coins but a state of consciousness in which you lay to rest the old stories of limitation. Abraham’s haggling with Ephron mirrors your ongoing negotiation with belief: you claim a price for a meaningful place in your own life and settle for a number that seems external, yet it is only the measure your mind is willing to honor. When he weighs the 400 shekels—the 'current money with the merchant'—you hear the calm exchange between value and value, a ritual of aligning outer circumstance with inner worth. The land, set apart by a purchase, becomes a symbol of release: what is buried is not the dead, but the outdated self that no longer serves your purpose. God is the I AM in Abraham, choosing to possess the ground in order to give his line a rooted future. The act teaches that provision follows conviction, not need.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you already own the abundance you seek, feeling it as present. Affirm, 'I am the I AM, I possess my field now,' letting that conviction settle into your body.